The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 11, Part 2 |
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Page 52
... Court of Exchequer , in the October following , the Lord Treasurer Bur- leigh , declared to him her Majesty's pleasure as to the course which the City should pursue in respect to the Proclamation ; and in consequence of this , at the ...
... Court of Exchequer , in the October following , the Lord Treasurer Bur- leigh , declared to him her Majesty's pleasure as to the course which the City should pursue in respect to the Proclamation ; and in consequence of this , at the ...
Page 53
... Court shall be commanded to seek out the Orders heretofore sent by the Lords of the most honourable Privy Council , and also those that have been considered by the Common Council of this City , and allowed by the said Lords in this ...
... Court shall be commanded to seek out the Orders heretofore sent by the Lords of the most honourable Privy Council , and also those that have been considered by the Common Council of this City , and allowed by the said Lords in this ...
Page 73
... Court , ) and La Motte's , near the Exchange ; of the Earl of Arundel's , in Lothbury ; of the Bishop of London's Palace , the Dean of St. Paul's , and the Lord River's House , now in hand , ( Savage Gardens , Tower Hill ; ) as also of ...
... Court , ) and La Motte's , near the Exchange ; of the Earl of Arundel's , in Lothbury ; of the Bishop of London's Palace , the Dean of St. Paul's , and the Lord River's House , now in hand , ( Savage Gardens , Tower Hill ; ) as also of ...
Page 77
... Court , in Throgmorton Street , was also a single house , inhabited by a Dutch merchant ; and three other Courts in the same street were also built on the ruins of single houses . One great house , with warehouses attached , occupied ...
... Court , in Throgmorton Street , was also a single house , inhabited by a Dutch merchant ; and three other Courts in the same street were also built on the ruins of single houses . One great house , with warehouses attached , occupied ...
Page 79
... Court of Common Council ; and shortly after this , a new Act was made for the better regulation of Carts and Car- men , the measurement of Coals , & c . within the City . * During the reigns of Charles the Second and James the Se- cond ...
... Court of Common Council ; and shortly after this , a new Act was made for the better regulation of Carts and Car- men , the measurement of Coals , & c . within the City . * During the reigns of Charles the Second and James the Se- cond ...
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Page 455 - ... majesty's displeasure would at all times affect their minds ; the declaration of that displeasure has already filled them with inexpressible anxiety, and with the deepest affliction. Permit me, sire, to assure your majesty, that your majesty lias...
Page 455 - We do, therefore, with the greatest humility and submission, most earnestly supplicate your Majesty that you will not dismiss us from your presence, without expressing a more favourable opinion of your faithful citizens, and without some comfort, without some prospect at least of redress.
Page 675 - India, as aforesaid, shall be obliged to learn, within one year after their arrival, the Portuguese language, and shall apply themselves to learn the native language of the country where they shall reside, the better to enable them to instruct the Gentoos, that shall be the servants or slaves of the same Company, or of their Agents, in the Protestant Religion...
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Page 222 - The noise in it is like that of bees, a strange humming or buzz mixed of walking tongues and feet: it is a kind of still roar or loud whisper. It is the great exchange of all discourse, and no business whatsoever but is here stirring and a-foot.